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Whitlow

Noun CEFR B1
ˈʍɪt.loʊ

Definitions

  1. An infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail.
  2. A surname.
  3. A locality in the Gwydir council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Equivalents

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Examples

“'Twas a bad leg allowed me to read⟳ the Pilgrim's Progress⟳, and Mark⟳ Clark learnt All-Fours in a whitlow.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

whitlow grass Whitlows whitlowwort Whitman Whitman County Whitman's sampler

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